Author: Baghdasarian Karlen

DES SITES ARMENIEN ET PALESTINIEN PARTAGENT LE PRIX 2011 DE SAUVEGARDE DES PAYSAGES CULTURELS

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Publie le : 24-05-2011

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Le Musee culturel et historique Reserve de Garni (Armenie) et le
paysage culturel palestinien de Battir se partagent cette annee le
Prix international Melina Mercouri pour la sauvegarde et la gestion
des paysages culturels (UNESCO-Grèce). Le Prix sera remis lors d’une
ceremonie qui se tiendra au siège de l’UNESCO le 24 mai.

” En recompensant la gestion de Garni et Battir, l’UNESCO entend
mettre en valeur la beaute et l’importance de ces sites, leurs valeurs
reelles et symboliques, mais aussi aider a combattre les menaces qui
pèsent sur leur preservation a long terme “, a declare la Directrice
generale de l’UNESCO, Irina Bokova, qui a suivi la recommandation du
jury international du Prix.

Les laureats se verront remettre la somme de 15 000 dollars chacun.

Le Musee culturel et historique Reserve de Garni couvre une superficie
de 5,1 hectares autour du village de Garni qui se trouve sur le plateau
volcanique armenien du Caucase, a 28 km a l’est d’Erevan. On y trouve
une serie de vestiges et de bâtiments historiques correspondant a
une periode qui va de l’âge de bronze (murs cyclopeens) aux debuts
locaux du christianisme, en passant par l’epoque hellenique (temples
et thermes).

Le site doit sa recompense aux mesures prises pour preserver ses
vestiges culturels, mais aussi aux efforts visant a expliquer et ouvrir
le site aux visiteurs nationaux et etrangers. Le jury a aussi salue le
fait que ce travail a ete conduit en concertation avec les communautes
locales, en encourageant le developpement social et economique. Une
partie du site a ete inscrit en 2000 sur la Liste du patrimoine
mondial en tant que Monastère de Gherart et Haute vallee de l’Azat.

Le paysage culturel de Battir (Village de Battir et ses environs
en territoire palestinien occupe) temoigne de 4 000 ans de culture
en terrasses de la vigne et de l’olivier. Comptant 1 150 habitants
(dont 350 dans le village d’Husan), ce paysage comporte des terrasses
mais aussi des canaux d’irrigation, des tours de guet et d’autres
bâtiments de pierre sèche. Le site est recompense pour sa grande
valeur esthetique et symbolique. Le jury a mis l’accent sur l’action
entreprise en vue de maintenir l’utilisation agricole traditionnelle
du paysage, en cooperation avec les fermiers locaux, et sur l’adoption
d’une legislation de protection et d’un plan de gestion judicieux.

Battir appartient a une zone plus large – la Terre des oliviers et
des vignes – qui figure a l’inventaire des biens exceptionnels du
patrimoine culturel et naturel palestinien qui peuvent avoir une
valeur universelle exceptionnelle. Cet inventaire a ete realise
par le ministère du Tourisme et des Antiquites en vue d’une future
inscription de sites sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial.

Le jury du Prix international Melina Mercouri pour la sauvegarde et
la gestion des paysages culturels a egalement decide d’accorder une
mention speciale au paysage de Wadi Hanifa, long de 120 km autour
de la ville de Riyad (Arabie Saoudite). Une partie du site a ete
inscrite en 2010 sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial en tant que
District d’at-Turaif a ad-Dir’iyah.

Remis tous les deux ans, le Prix Melina Mercouri entend recompenser
des actions exemplaires de sauvegarde et de mise en valeur des
grands paysages culturels du monde. Il porte le nom de celle qui
fut un precurseur de la conservation integree et du developpement
durable, Melina Mercouri, artiste renommee et ministre de la culture
de la Grèce.

12.05.2011 Source : UNESCOPRESS

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From: Baghdasarian

TCMG’s World Tour in two concerts
By Tempo staff

Saturday, May 21, 2011 2:48 PM MDT

The Taos Chamber Music Group’s 18th season comes to a close with `Full
Circle’ on Saturday (May 21), 7:30 p.m., and Sunday (May 22), 4 p.m.,
both in the University of New Mexico’s Arthur Bell Auditorium at the
Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux St.

TCMG continues its diverse programming with music that circles the
globe, including works by the Armenian composer Aleksandr Grigori
Arutiunian, Joaquin Turina from Spain, Frenchman Darius Milhaud,
Heitor Villa-Lobos form Brazil, and American Lowell Lieberman,
according to an announcement. In addition to TCMG’s completion of the
`full circle’ of another successful season, the title is reflected in
Turina’s piano trio `Circulo’ and the circular form of Lieberman’s
`Trio.’

Of the 25 artists who are part of TCMG’s roster this season, violinist
LP How, cellist Sally Guenther, flutist Nancy Laupheimer, clarinetist
Keith Lemmons and pianist Debra Ayers are the featured performers.

Laupheimer, who is TCMG’s director, explains in a press release that a
distinctive Spanish flavor informs Turina’s piano trio `Circulo,’
which begins the program. Like his contemporaries Falla, Albeniz and
Granados, Turina wrote Spanish music that looked toward Europe. Born
in Seville, he studied in Paris where he was influenced by
Impressionist composers Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. `Circulo, a
fantasia for piano, violin and cello’ describes through music a day’s
cycle, from dawn (Amanecer) through midday (Melodía), to dusk
(Crepúsculo).

Two of the compositions on the program, Laupheimer says, are for a
trio of clarinet, violin and piano, featuring long-time TCMG
clarinetist Keith Lemmons who has just finished up his 26th year at
the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque where he serves as a
presidential teaching fellow and professor of clarinet. Violinist LP
How has recently returned from New York City where he is a member of
the prestigious Orpheus Orchestra which performs regularly at Carnegie
Hall as well as throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia. Pianist Debra
Ayers completes her `full circle’ with TCMG this season, having
performed for its opening concerts. She has been busy since then
touring the United States and Italy with singers, as well as
performing on several chamber music series.

`Commissioned by the Verdehr Trio and premiered in 1992, Arutiunian’s
`Suite’ for clarinet, violin and piano is a wonderful addition to the
repertoire,’ Laupheimer says in the release. `Armenian, Gypsy and
Russian flavors are combined in achingly beautiful melodies as well as
foot-stomping romps.’

Like many Slavic composers, Arutiunian’s compositions are imbued with
the folk music of the region, particularly with regard to its rhythmic
energy and nationalistic melodic character. Born in 1920, Arutiunian
has been a professor of the Yerevan State Conservatory and has
received many awards, including the Stalin Prize (1949), State Prize
of Armenia (1970), People’s Artist of the USSR (1970), and Aram
Khachaturian Prize (1986).

The second work for clarinet, violin and piano is another `Suite’ by
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974). A musical maverick, Laupheimer says
Milhaud’s compositions `traverse a broad musical landscape, embracing
American jazz as well as polytonality.’ The suite’s four contrasting
movements: Ouverture, Divertissement, Jeu and Introduction et Finale,
draw on varied musical styles, from Baroque to jazz to folk to Latin
influences.

A short work by Heitor Villa-Lobos, `Chôros No. 2′ for flute and
clarinet, also melds musical influences. Villa-Lobos was well known
for bringing the folk, as well as street music of Brazil into his
compositions. In fact, chôros is the name for Brazil’s urban music.
Written in 1924 while he was living in Paris, the work has an
improvisatory feel, as it alternates dance motifs with more lyrical
melodies.

The program concludes with Lieberman’s `Trio No. 1′ for flute, cello
and piano. Laupheimer says this piece was commissioned by Sir James
Galway for his wife Lady Jeanne Galway (also a flutist). The work has
been called `lyrical and engaging as well as dramatic and passionate.’

Laupheimer says `It taps into the circular theme of TCMG’s program
with the opening statement of the piece returning in the raucously
joyful last movement. In between are two lovely pastoral movements, a
lullaby and an improvisational-sounding Largo.’

Born in 1961, Lieberman holds bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees
from the Juilliard School of Music and has received many awards,
including the Charles Ives Fellowship from the American Academy and
Institute of Arts and Letters as well as awards from ASCAP and BMI. He
was in Taos not long ago as composer-in-residence for Music from Angel
Fire.

Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at the door, $10 for children under
16. They may be charged in advance at ,
or purchased at the Harwood Gift Shop on Ledoux St., and FX-18, 103
Bent St. in Taos.

Dinner discounts are available from Doc Martin’s, Graham’s Grille,
Dragonfly Café and Lambert’s restaurants with ticket stub.

TCMG’s 19th season begins with Sept. 11, 2001 Commemorative Concerts
on Sept. 10-11, 2011. For more information, call (575) 758-0150 or
visit

From: Baghdasarian

It is our moral obligation to recognize Armenian Genocide – Israeli MP

NEWS.AM
May 22, 2011 | 00:40

Israel’s Knesset member Zahava Gal-On believes it is Israel’s
obligation to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

Member of left wing New Movement Meretz party commented for Armenian
News-NEWS.am on decision to discuss the Armenian Genocide. She noted
that this year’s debates are important as they are held in open
Committee on Education, Culture and Sports.

`In the last two years Knesset decided to hold discussion of the
Armenian Genocide issue in one of the committees but they never
discussed in the education committee which is open. We can invite many
people to participate in the discussion. It is very important from
this viewpoint,’ she said.

Speaking of the timing of this decision, Gal-On stressed every year
representatives of Meretz party raise the issue on the Armenian
Genocide in the parliament. This time Israeli government and foreign
ministry, due to the issues with the Turkish government, were more
flexible on the issue, she assumed.

The MP expressed hope Israel will recognize the Armenian Genocide and
that decision `will open new relations between the countries.’

`It is our moral obligation but it is really hard to estimate what
will happen,’ she concluded.

The Committee on Education, Culture and Sports of the Israeli Knesset
accepted the demand to discuss the Armenian Genocide recognition in
the parliament. Meretz party submitted the issue for discussion in the
committee. The demand to discuss the recognition of the Armenian
Genocide was adopted by majority vote.

From: Baghdasarian

Armenia should withdraw signature from Armenia-Turkey protocols – opposition

news.am
May 21, 2011 | 15:21

YEREVAN. – There is a hope that Armenia will celebrate May 28 holiday
[Republic Day] without political prisoners, thus, demands of every
Armenian citizen, every political leader will be fulfilled, said
leader of Heritage Party Raffi Hovannisian.

Speaking at a civil forum organized by Heritage Party, Hovannisian
said there are many other problems in Armenia, apart of issue on
political prisoners.

He said the power should be returned to people who will form a new
government by means of snap election.

Hovannisian also commented on Armenia’s foreign policy problems.
According to him, Armenia should withdraw its signature from
Armenian-Turkish protocols `which accepts directly all preconditions
of Bolshevik-Kemalist treaty signed back in 1921′.

`We must reject the Madrid Principles. We should decide how to do it
ourselves,’ he added on Karabakh peace process.

From: Baghdasarian

NKR President meets Armenia’s Agriculture Minister

armradio.am
21.05.2011 12:58

On May 21President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan
received the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia Sergo
Karapetyan and his Deputy Grisha Baghiyan.

Issues related to the development of agriculture and cooperation
between the two Armenian states in this sphere were discussed during
the meeting.

Special attention was paid to the issues of introducing advanced
technologies in agriculture and boosting local production.

From: Baghdasarian

Garry Kasparov: Resolution of Karabakh conflict will become possible
only when people with new democratic views come to power in Armenia
and Azerbaijan

arminfo
Saturday, May 21, 13:27

The current status quo suits both Baku and Yerevan and the threats of
war are used for similar purposes, Garry Kasparov, the world 13th
chess champion, Russian politician, said in an interview with Turan.

“Those who are at the top both in Yerevan and Baku have achieved their
position due to war, and they want to keep this power. By the way,
this conflict is now also being used by the authorities of Azerbaijan
and Armenia to strengthen their position and wealth. Therefore, a
democratic Azerbaijan will be closer to the resolution of this
problem, than it is now. So, the resolution of the conflict will
become possible only when the present elite leave the political arena,
and people with new democratic views come to power. I think that in
the current situation it is difficult to find a mutually acceptable
solution, and it requires a change in the situation; something needs
to happen in the world and the region to make a solution possible.
There has been enough bloodshed. But I do not want to say that I know
how to settle the problem and I do not have a recipe to solve the
problem. It is not easy to solve such a serious conflict quickly and
easily. Probably it requires time and the growth a new generation.
People of both countries should agree that the 1988-1994 events
remained in history,” he said.

The world is changing, he said, and geopolitical ties that were not
possible yesterday, today have become a reality. “We have to work in
this direction and find a way out. I am against a military resolution
of this problem, and if a war starts, I will oppose it. I am
against war because war has its own logic, different from everything
else. In this case, I do not believe that there would be a local and
limited war,” Kasparov said.

“The territories would not be freed, and the Armenians would not be
given autonomy. The war would last until a zero option, and there
would not be any autonomy. Some things cannot be overcome by
fighting; any bloodshed only postpones the resolution of the problem.
I think the last testament of Heydar Aliyev to his son was this:
threaten that you will start a war, but do not fight. And he will not
fight,” he said.

From: Baghdasarian

‘Even release of all political prisoners won’t solve the problem’
16:43 – 21.05.11

The existing problems in Armenia’s political life won’t be resolved
even if all the `political prisoners’ are released, a rights activist
has said.

Speaking at the civic hearing organized by the opposition Heritage
party on Saturday, Avetik Ishkhanyan, the head of the Armenian
Helsinki Committee, said the reason is that the judicial authorities
in Armenia are not independent.

`We have that issue because we don’t have judicial authorities,’ said
Ishkhanyan, speaking about the 1-2 March 2008 events that left at
least ten dead and sent many to prisons.

`Courts and judicial authorities are various concepts. The judicial
power is the spine of the state, which we don’t have. We don’t have
judicial power, consequently we don’t have local self-governing
bodies,’ explained he Ishkhanyan.

Speaking about statements by the opposition Armenian National Congress
(or HAK) about a `soft’ change of power, Ishkhanyan said it is
impossible to fulfill.

`The change of power, the way the HAK perceives, is impossible under
today’s authorities,’ said Ishkhanyan

Tert.am

From: Baghdasarian

We seek for Georgia’s recognition of Genocide – Armenian MP

20:01 – 22.05.11

We seek for Georgia’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide, a
Georgian-based ethnic Armenian MP has said.

`We seek and ask for the Georgian parliament’s recognition of the
Armenian Genocide, ‘ Armen Bayanduryan, a member of the Georgian
parliament, told Tert.am.

The statement came in response to a question concerning the Georgian
legislators’ recent move to recognize the `Circassian Genocide’.

`As a parliamentarian, I will always be dreaming about the recognition
of the Armenian Genocide by Georgia,’ he said.

The MP noted further that the Georgian parliament’s resolution does
not in any way affect processes aimed the recognition of the Armenian
Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.

`I don’t see anything wrong with the fact that the Georgian parliament
recognized the Circassian Genocide by the Tsarist Russia,’ he said.
`Does that bring any harm to us, the Armenians?’

Elaborating further on the issue, Bayanduryan said it was up to the
Georgian authorities and parliament to pass such resolition. The MP
expressed hope that some time future Georgia would recognize the
Genocide of Armenians as well.

The Georgian parliament on Friday passed a resolution on recognizing
the 1763-1864 mass killings of Circassians by the Tsarist Russia as
Genocide.

Tert.am

From: Baghdasarian

39th Prelacy Representatives Assembly Concludes

ASBAREZ
Monday, May 16th, 2011

Prelacy NRA particioants

LA CRESCENTA – The 39th Prelacy National Representatives Assembly
convened at the Prelacy `Dikran and Zarouhie Der Ghazarian’ Hall on
May 13 presided over by Western Prelate Archbishop Moushegh
Mardirossian, Prelate, and with the participation of delegates,
Clergy, Central Executive Council member Khajag Dikijian, Executive
Council members, Parishes Boards of Trustees representatives, Board of
Regents members, and principals and directors of Prelacy Schools.

During the four sessions, the Assembly discussed and analyzed the
undertakings of the Prelate, Religious and Executive Councils, Board
of Regents, and committees serving under their auspices over the
previous term, which they found highly commendable.

In addition, the Assembly drafted the activities of the coming term,
most notably the Pontifical visit Catholicos Aram I which will take
place in October.

The two-day Assembly concluded successfully on the afternoon of
Saturday, May 14.

Asbarez will have more details on the discussion and decisions of the
National Representative Assembly in future editions.

From: Baghdasarian

Bako Sahakyan received director of the `Nork-Marash’ medical center

16:57 20/05/2011 » Politics

On 20 May President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received
director of the `Nork-Marash’ medical center Lida Mouradyan and
surgeon Ara Ananyan, central information department Artsakh President
reports.

Issues related to widening cooperation with the `Nork-Marash’ center
and using its potential and rich experience in developing the health
system in Artsakh were discussed during the meeting.

The guests expressed willingness to organize more frequent visits to
Artsakh and assist in raising professional level of medical cadres.
Minister of health care Sergey Movsesyan partook at the meeting.

Source: Panorama.am

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